Chapter 181: The Secret Passage of the Venomous Snake and Chu Tian’s “Ingenious Calculation”

As the light of the altar gradually dimmed, Qin Feng, Chu Tian, ​​Ye Li and Zhang Meng stepped onto the stone bridge and continued to move deeper into the Spirit Snake Cave. The road ahead was still full of unknowns, but their adventurous spirit remained high, especially Chu Tian, ​​who decided to prove his wisdom this time after several mistakes.

The four of them walked forward along the stone bridge. At the end of the stone bridge was a long and narrow passage. The walls on both sides of the passage were engraved with snake-shaped reliefs, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at them.

"These snake sculptures look a little weird." Ye Li whispered, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

Qin Feng nodded in agreement: "Everyone be careful, there may be a trap here."

Chu Tian seemed particularly cautious this time. He carefully looked at the surrounding environment, his eyes lingering on every detail: "Don't worry, I will definitely not do anything reckless this time. I think these snake carvings should be some kind of warning, reminding us that there is danger ahead."

Zhang Meng said in a deep voice: "Let's observe for a distance first, make sure it's safe before moving forward."

So, the four of them moved forward cautiously along the passage. As their footsteps echoed in the passage, the atmosphere around them became more and more oppressive, as if a dangerous atmosphere permeated the air.

Suddenly, a small crack appeared on the ground in front of the passage, and a slight "rustling" sound was faintly heard from the crack. Qin Feng stopped suddenly and whispered, "Stop, there is movement ahead."

Chu Tian frowned and listened carefully for a while, his expression changed slightly: "This sound sounds like... a snake?"

Ye Li also sensed the dangerous aura and immediately released a stream of cold air, freezing part of the surrounding air: "The snake may be hiding under the crack, we have to be careful."

The moment they stopped, the cracks in the ground suddenly began to spread, and countless tiny snakes sprang out of the cracks, quickly spreading to every corner of the passage. The eyes of these snakes flashed with cold light, as if they were ready to attack at any time.

"It's indeed a snake!" Chu Tian was startled and immediately took a few steps back, tightening the weapon in his hand.

Qin Feng said calmly: "Don't panic, we must deal with it calmly. Ye Li, use your cold energy to control these snakes."

Ye Li nodded and concentrated, the cold air spread quickly, covering the area where the snakes were. Under the influence of the cold air, the snakes moved slowly, as if they were frozen.

"Okay, let's go now!" Qin Feng gave a decisive order and led everyone to quickly cross the snake group and continue moving forward.

They ran for a distance and finally got rid of the snakes' pursuit temporarily. Chu Tian let out a long breath and said with lingering fear: "There are so many snakes in this place that it makes my scalp numb. Fortunately, Ye Li's cold air came in time, otherwise we would be in trouble."

Zhang Meng said calmly: "We can't take it lightly, there may be other traps here."

Qin Feng smiled slightly: "That's right, we have to be more careful next time. However, Chu Tian, ​​your judgment this time is very accurate, and you did find the potential danger."

Chu Tian couldn't help but smile proudly when he heard Qin Feng's praise: "Of course, I have made progress!"

Ye Li smiled and joked: "It seems that you have become a lot more cautious."

As they continued forward, the passage became narrower and narrower, and the ground sloped more and more, as if it was leading deeper into the ground. There was a faint light flickering in front of them, which seemed to be the direction of the exit.

"We are almost at the exit." Qin Feng said with relief, "But this road may not be easy, everyone should be prepared."

As they approached the source of the light, the passage suddenly became wider, and a spacious underground hall appeared in front of them. In the center stood a huge stone statue. The statue was a coiled giant snake with its head raised high and its eyes inlaid with sparkling rubies.

"This place doesn't look very friendly." Chu Tian looked at the giant stone snake statue and couldn't help swallowing.

Qin Feng carefully observed the surroundings and whispered: "This stone statue may be some kind of guardian. We must find the passage to the next area."

Zhang Meng nodded and said, "It seems that we need to crack the mechanism of this stone statue."

Ye Li looked at the pair of sparkling ruby ​​eyes, pondered for a moment and said: "The gem may be the key, maybe we can try to start from here."

Chu Tian was particularly cautious this time. He did not touch the gem directly, but walked around the statue, observing every detail. Finally, he stopped at the tail of the statue, and a gleam of inspiration flashed in his eyes: "I think the tail of this snake may be the key to activating the mechanism."

Qin Feng asked curiously: "How did you figure that out?"

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Intuition, this time it's not a random guess. I found that the position of the snake's tail corresponds to the rune on the ground, and they may need to be activated at the same time."

Qin Feng nodded: "It sounds reasonable, let's give it a try."

Zhang Meng walked to the snake's tail, took a deep breath, and pressed a groove on the tail. At the same time, Ye Li was also preparing to activate the ruby ​​at the snake's head.

"Are you ready?" Qin Feng looked at everyone.

Ye Li and Zhang Meng nodded at the same time: "Ready."

"Let's do it!" Qin Feng ordered.

As the groove of the snake's tail was pressed, the ruby ​​on the snake's head suddenly emitted a dazzling red light, the entire stone statue began to tremble, and the runes on the ground gradually lit up as the light changed. Then, the mouth of the stone statue slowly opened, revealing a hidden secret passage.

"Success!" Chu Tian shouted excitedly, "It seems my guess is right!"

Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Well done this time, Chu Tian."

Ye Li also smiled approvingly: "It seems that your intuition is indeed becoming more and more accurate."

Zhang Meng walked to the entrance of the secret passage and said in a deep voice: "This secret passage looks very deep. We must stay alert and keep moving forward."

The four of them continued to go deeper into the secret passage. They took every step carefully and observed the changes around them. As they went deeper, the chill in the air became stronger and stronger, as if foreshadowing the danger ahead.

Chu Tian felt the chill and couldn't help shivering: "Why did the temperature drop so much here suddenly? Are we going to run into some ice monster?"

Ye Li shook her head: "This cold air is different from the cold air I release. It is more gloomy and may not be an ordinary ice power."

Qin Feng clenched the Dragon Shadow Sword, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes: "No matter what it is, we must be prepared to meet the challenge."

Suddenly, a low roar came from the front of the secret passage, and then a cold airflow rushed towards them, almost freezing them. Qin Feng quickly stood in front of everyone and used his soul power to protect them from being frozen.

"There may be a powerful enemy ahead!" Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "Everyone prepare to fight!"

Chu Tian clenched his weapon nervously, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit: "No matter what it is, we will definitely be able to deal with it this time!"

Zhang Meng also took a fighting stance: "That's right, let's go together!"

Ye Li released more cold air to fight against the cold current ahead and buy time for everyone.

At the end of the secret passage, there seemed to be a huge figure waiting for them. The four took a deep breath and stepped towards the unknown challenge. No matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead was, they would not back down, because they believed that as long as they united as one, they could overcome all difficulties and find the ultimate secret of the Spirit Snake Cave.